Democrats' First Night

Was there anything surprising Tuesday night in Charlotte? Well, except that the energy level was higher in the arena there than it was in Tampa, not much really surprised me. I thought that it was the GOP that would have very high energy levels, but it was obvious in even snippets that the energy level was higher last night. It may have, probably does have, something to do with the fact that the GOP's energy basically comes from the fact that they hate the president, not for their overwhelming love of Romney. But I was quite surprised with the first lady, Michelle Obama. Not that her speech was so good, but after watching her 2008 speech, just how much she has grown into the job of first lady, and how comfortable she is with giving speeches now. And no, I wasn't surprised that the Democrats actually know how to run a convention. The speeches seemed to run effortlessly form one to another, with the last speech being the highlight. And I was glad to hear that Michael Steele, former GOP chairman, said that there were no lies, although it was just the first night. Well, while there were questions on certain numbers, but nothing was an out-and-out lie. And that's a lot more than can be said about any GOP night.